The History of Wrong Guys
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"The History of Wrong Guys" is a comedic solo number from the Broadway musical *Kinky Boots* in which the character Lauren humorously laments her pattern of falling for unsuitable men.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The History of Wrong Guys canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4168092 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Wrong Guys Context triple: [Kinky Boots, notableSong, The History of Wrong Guys]
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A.
World Gone Wrong
World Gone Wrong is a 1993 Bob Dylan album consisting primarily of acoustic performances of traditional folk and blues songs, noted for its stark, stripped-down sound.
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B.
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box is a 1966 British black comedy film, based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story, known for its farcical plot and ensemble cast including Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
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C.
Guilty Men
Guilty Men is a 1940 polemical book, co-authored by Michael Foot under a pseudonym, that fiercely condemned British appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
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D.
The Book of Right-On
"The Book of Right-On" is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and idiosyncratic, poetic lyrics.
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E.
Loose Canons
Loose Canons is a collection of essays by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that examines issues of race, literature, and the Western canon in contemporary cultural debates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The History of Wrong Guys Target entity description: "The History of Wrong Guys" is a comedic solo number from the Broadway musical *Kinky Boots* in which the character Lauren humorously laments her pattern of falling for unsuitable men.
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A.
World Gone Wrong
World Gone Wrong is a 1993 Bob Dylan album consisting primarily of acoustic performances of traditional folk and blues songs, noted for its stark, stripped-down sound.
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B.
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box is a 1966 British black comedy film, based on a Robert Louis Stevenson story, known for its farcical plot and ensemble cast including Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
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C.
Guilty Men
Guilty Men is a 1940 polemical book, co-authored by Michael Foot under a pseudonym, that fiercely condemned British appeasement policies toward Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
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D.
The Book of Right-On
"The Book of Right-On" is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and idiosyncratic, poetic lyrics.
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E.
Loose Canons
Loose Canons is a collection of essays by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that examines issues of race, literature, and the Western canon in contemporary cultural debates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedic solo number
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musical theatre song ⓘ show tune ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Kinky Boots (original Broadway cast recording)
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linked to:
Kinky Boots
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| character | Lauren ⓘ |
| composer | Cyndi Lauper ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character development song
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comic relief number ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy song
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show tune ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Cyndi Lauper ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
romantic frustration
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self‑awareness about dating patterns ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
piano accompaniment
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solo voice ⓘ |
| musicalWorkFrom | Kinky Boots ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Annaleigh Ashford ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| originalProduction |
Kinky Boots (Broadway production)
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linked to:
Kinky Boots
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| originalProductionCity | New York City ⓘ |
| originalProductionCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| originalProductionLocation | Al Hirschfeld Theatre ⓘ |
| partOfWork | Kinky Boots ⓘ |
| performanceContext | stage musical ⓘ |
| performerInFiction | Lauren ⓘ |
| positionInShow | Act I number ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | Broadway theatre audiences ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
pattern of falling for unsuitable men
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romantic misjudgment ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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self‑deprecating ⓘ |
| vocalType | mezzo‑soprano ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The History of Wrong Guys Description of subject: "The History of Wrong Guys" is a comedic solo number from the Broadway musical *Kinky Boots* in which the character Lauren humorously laments her pattern of falling for unsuitable men.
Referenced by (3)
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